Question: Do you think that Rose will ever return?
There have been so many rumours circulating recently in newspapers and on the Internet. Will Rose appear in series 4? Will she appear in the specials during the Doctor Who gap year? Will Mickey return? There are so many conflicting statements that you really have to make up your own mind on the subject. This leads me to this week’s question: Do you think that Rose will ever return? I know that this can be a touchy subject with the fanbase, so please play nice. But what do you think? As usual, I offer you a few ideas to get you started.
So do you think:
* Rose will be back during the Christmas special.
* Rose will be back in Series 4.
* Rose will return during the gap year.
* Rose will re-appear in some later series.
* Rose will be brought back for a feature film.
* It doesn’t matter when Rose comes back, they’ll only ruin it.
* Rose is trapped. The walls have closed. She will never return.
Well, like many of you, I wish that they would bring Rose back. However, I really feel that no matter how they do it (unless Paul Cornell and Steven Moffat come together to create a Master Script) I just won’t be happy about how it works out. The way that things were left at the end of Doomsday were so romantically tragic that without the utmost care any attempt to bring Rose back would just ruin the effect. I think that at some future point someone will get the bright idea of bringing her back to boost ratings, but…well…you know. I miss Rose, but I don’t want them to ruin it.
What do you think?
November 20th, 2007 at 4:14 am
I’m with you Elisa. You know how I feel about it. I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to see Rose come back but ultimately I don’t think they could do it without ruining the entire plot line. So many variables are involved, what happens when DT leaves, BP would not want to stay indefinitely, etc., etc., that it would just be too difficult.
Most of the fan base wants to go back to the way it was the first two seasons. That’s just not going to happen. You can’t go home again.
November 20th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Rose was good, but I really started to prefer Martha towards the end of season 3.
Any gimmick they use to bring Rose back would ruin the good episode where she was left behind.
November 20th, 2007 at 9:57 am
It looks like we are all in agreement.
I think the problem boils down to just how sucsessful the character of Rose was. Personally, I think Martha was a great character, but I think they made a mistake having her fall for The Doctor.
Do not get me wrong, he is a fantastic character, so it was not impossible for Martha to fall for him, but it sort of boxed Martha in. It also made Martha seem too much like Rose and less like her own character.
I am not sure if they intended Martha to be a one season wonder or not, but it made sense that she would leave by the end of series 3.
So I think the powers that be are trying to figure out what to do, and it could be very tempting to bring Rose back. I bet she will be back in the end episodes of series 4.
November 20th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Here’s how they could bring Rose back without ruining the romantic tragedy of Doomsday: She comes back just as The Doctor regenerates into someone who has no interest in her.
November 20th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
So…would that be all four of you that think she will be brought back at some point?
November 25th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
I don’t think they should bring Rose back. The reason why I like shows such as Dr. Who and Torchwood is because everything isn’t always wrapped up in a bright shiny package. All problems are not solved in an hour’s time. Most importantly, there isn’t always a happy ending.
November 25th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Well, I agree on the shouldn’t…but do you think that they will?
November 27th, 2007 at 8:59 am
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